The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-01-29
XL .XTH CONGRESS.


IN lhe Senate on the 18TH JOINT resoIuuon
Vas pa ssed providing for committee OF oolh
louse ITO consider the expediency OF holulhg
Norl is exposition in 1892. A resolution was
mt .oduced authorizing the President to pro
d bit the passage through the United States OF
spgiues. cars or vessels coming from Cahaua'
The bill FORGETTING lands granted 10 tne new
Orleans. Baton Rouge g. Vicksburg railroad
was considered, and the bill having been
amended, was passed.. In the House a con
ference report was submitted on the Lanus-lh'
Seyeralty bill. a bill was introduced LOT
establishing aids TO navigation al the NOUN OIL
the Mississippi The bill TO increase the pen
sion of soldiers and sailors who have lost both
arms from s12 TO 800 was discussed; also the
hill to cause investigation into injuries inflicted
on Americans engaged in the fisheries A reso-
luton was passed authorizing an investigation
of Pacific railroad accounts. The conference
report on the Inter State Commerce Dill was
considered. The Post-Once Appropriation Dill
was reported and referred. Conferees were APP
pointed on the Army Appropriation Dill Al
iourned.
IN the Senate on the 10Th o bill was reported
for the protection Of American fishing vessels
A conference committee was appointed on the
Forfeiture Of the Backbone Land-Grant bill.
A bill authorizing the construction Of bridge
over the Mississippi river, between Eads'
bridge and the mouth of the Missouri river, was
amended and passed. Conferees were ap-
pointed on the Army Appropriation
bill. The bill appropriating 100000
! for the Charleston jetties was passed.
An executive session was held. Ad-
| iourned In the House the resolution set
ting apart day for consideration Of the Blair
Educational bill was discussed. The Inter
! State Commerce bill was considered. The bill
| authorizing the construction of bridge over
the Mississippi river at ST. Louis was passed.
A resolution was offered calling on the Score
tary of the Treasury for information regarding
| the Pacific railroad debt. Adjourned.
IN the Senate on the goth message was re
/ ceiVed from the President yetoing u pension
! bill. A petition from manufacturers and mer
chants ofSt. Louis for the repeal OF Internal
| Revenue laws was presented. The bill was re
ported for the completion of the monument to
the mother of Washington; also, the Dill tc
amend the act authorizing the construction OF
the Arthur Kill bridge. Notice was given thai
on Tuesday, the 18th, the resolution proposing
woman suffrage amendment would be calel
up. The conference report on the Electora
Count bill was agreed to.....In the House
resolution was adopted calling on the Secretar.
OF the Treasury for a statement of the Gov
Reports from committees on a number Of bill
were presented. The Senate bill passed amend
| ing the law regarding patents, trade marks AM
| copyrights An agreement was made to vOt
| on the morning Of the 2lst on the adoption o
the conference report on the Interstate Com
MERGE bill, after which the bill was take up an
discussed.
IN the Senate on the 21st Mr.. Spooner wa
appointed TO succeed General Logan on tn
committee on privileges and elections A pet
ton was presented from the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union of the D1trict O
Columbia for protection against vice and law
| lessness. A resolution was adopted calling 70
the correspondence regarding the seizure Of tn
American schooner Rebecca at Tampico Men
leo. After secret session the Senate adiourne
until the 24th......In the House III
Interstate Commerce bill was voted o.
and passed-yeas, PIG; nays, Al. A resolution
was offered and referred calling for the CORE
spondence regarding the Canadian fisheries
The conference report on the bill for allotmen
of lands in severalty to Indians was agreed tc
Private business was considered in committee
Of the whole. An evening session was he'll
and several pension bills were passed.
THE Senate was not in session on the I'D.
In the House the committee on judiciary II
ported adversely the resolutions Of inquiry a
to the Union Pacific consolidation. The Dis
trict of Columbia Appropriation bill was rC
ported. The Senate amendments to tn
bill for forfeiture of the New d
leans, Baton Rouge 81 Vicksburg Raj
road lands were concurred in. TIL
resolution with reference to the Hawaiia
treaty asking the judiciary committee 10 II
port whether a treaty involving rate Of dul
is valid without concurrence Of the Hous
was adopted. A motion to go into cOmmitte
Of the whole on the River and Harbor bill Wa
carried and the bill was taken up and di
| Cussed